Hundreds of 19th-century skulls collected in the name of medical science tell a story of who mattered and who didn't
When I started my research on the Samuel George Morton Cranial Collection, a librarian leaned over my laptop one day to share ...
From AI And 400,000 Photos, A Richly Detailed St. Peter’s Basilica
Microsoft teams with the Vatican and French startup Iconem to create an intricately detailed digital twin of St. Peter’s ...
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Human skulls found in New Mexico home are closely tied to case of woman missing since 2019, officials say
Lea County Sheriff's Office via Facebook. Authorities in New Mexico are investigating whether the discovery of human remains, ...
Human Skulls Found Near US-Mexico Border
Officials found the remains, including evidence of 10 to 20 human skulls, at a home in the small city of Jal, which borders Texas.
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The legacy of Lucy, the ‘Australopithecus’ that changed our idea of human evolution 50 years ago
The fossil remains of the unique hominid were found in Ethiopia in 1974, traveled around the world, were the subject of ...
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Who was the Altamura Man? Expert reveals how one fossil became key to science
Since its discovery in 1993, the Altamura Man, dating back at least 130,000 years, has continued to captivate scientists and ...
Ancient Tunic in Greek Tomb Belonged to Alexander the Great, Controversial Study Claims
The famous conqueror’s burial location remains a mystery, but new research claims that material found in one of the iconic ...
Scans help solve a 3,000-year-old mystery of a high-status Egyptian woman
Scans of mummies at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History uncovered new details about how they were prepared for the afterlife and helped solve a baffling mystery.
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Archaeologists Are Bewildered by a Skeleton Made From the Bones of at Least Eight People Who Died Thousands of Years Apart
Found in a cremation cemetery in Belgium, the skeleton includes bones dating to the Neolithic period and a Roman-era skull, ...
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Mysterious 400-year-old ‘vampire’ woman comes back to life with facial reconstruction
A striking 3D reconstruction of Zosia, as locals nicknamed her, sheds light on the woman found in a 17th-century grisly grave ...